Monday 12 November 2018

The unexpected in Orange, NSW

From Holbrook we headed to Orange having never been there.  What a surprise when we woke the next morning - hard to believe because never before have we seen such a sight.  We stayed in Orange 3 nights.

A bit about Orange, NSW which is a city in the Central Western region of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney is 206 km (128 ml).  Orange has an altitude of 862 m (2,828 ft) above sea level.
The urban population is about 39,755 people.  A landmark area nearby is Mt. Canobolas with a peak elevation of 1,395 m (4,577 ft) with lovely views of Orange.

Orange is the birth place of poets Banjo Paterson and Kenneth Slessor, although Paterson lived in Orange for only a short time as an infant.  Most Australians would know of Banjo Paterson's works.
The first Australian Touring Car Championship known today as V8 Supercar Championship Series, was held at the Gnoo Blas Motor Racing Circuit in 1960.
Part Wikipedia.

Reading the elevation one can see why the following photos are as they are.
This is what greeted me in the morning - never seen such a frost, we had 2 in a row.  These photos are of part of the caravan park, the outlook is part of the showground where two men were training their dogs.






That is our caravan on the bottom photo on the right.






It was spoken of the great vies on Mount Canobolas but alas at the lookout couldn't see much at all.




A street in Orange, typical of cities and towns in central Queensland.

35 comments:

  1. Perhaps on my next trip to Australia I’ll make it up to Queensland.

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  2. Una vez bien situados, hay tiempo de recorrer esa preciosa zona, cuna de excelentes poetas.

    Besos

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    1. Found Orange to be such a lovely place, it was a change for us to travel to a city we have never been to.

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  3. Beautiful! I've never been in Australia. I'm seeing Australia through you lens..

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  4. I love a frosty morning, it makes everything look so pretty, and I like the fresh crisp air that it creates.

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    1. So very true Rosemary. It did feel very fresh and no wind blowing, but it was cold.

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  5. Familiar territory.
    We worked in Orange for a decade or so. At least the frost hadn't extended up the trees when you where there - which it does.

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  6. I haven't seen frost like that since I was very young. Sometime viewing spots can be quite over rated and I often think you need to know what you are looking at.

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    1. Some lookouts are wonderful and as this one not so good, never mind it was a nice drive.

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  7. A lovely place to visit in SUMMER!
    By God it can get cold in winter and then it has freezing winds that go straight through you.
    Excellent rural lands for orchards, and sheep and cattle fattening.
    The view looks pretty impressive to me from your photo, but maybe there was a haze?
    Great report.
    Cheers
    Colin

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    1. Just a little haze Colin.
      We may not get back to Orange so it was worth going a different way to visit the beautiful city. The cold obviously comes with the visit.

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  8. Looks colder than my lawn this morning.

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  9. Haven't been to Orange in years, such a nice place

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    1. Lovely place Jo-Anne, would go back if we ever get a change to visit or go that way.

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  10. Gracias, amiga, por llevarnos a estos bellos espacios
    Un abrazo

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    1. Thank you, I enjoyed the crispness of the grass under my feet.

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  12. My first thought was that Spring looks a little late--- then I remembered that you've been away and returned. COLD!

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    1. Glad you remembered we went away in winter, our winter :) Was cold but lovely to see also, so one out wayed the other I guess.

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    1. I can imagine how it would be if not a sunny day and with the wind blowing.

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  14. It looks like a nice place to visit in summer, I wouldn't like to be there in frosty weather.

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  15. Beautiful photos.
    How cold it must be.
    Have a great week
    Warm regards
    Maria
    Divagar Sobre Tudo um Pouco

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    1. Thanks Maria, was cold for me back in winter there on holiday.

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  16. Frost reminds me of sugar powder, like on doughnuts.

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    1. I guess that's very true, you can eat the doughnut not sure you would want to eat the frost on the ground, unless starving for water.

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  17. Beautiful Orange town, and the panoramic view, superb.

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  18. Brrr to the frost!
    But the skies are so wonderfully blue.

    All the best Jan

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  19. weather throughout the world has been unexpectedly weird

    i bet you enjoyed that sudden cool change in weather as sights look so magical

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